When writing long-form articles or essays, whether they're for the internet or for school, I use markdown. Markdown is essentially a slimmed-down version of HTML that is used almost strictly for web writing and can be quickly converted to standard HTML. It makes formatting text very simple by using keyboard shortcuts. You don't have to fumble with your mouse when writing an article. For instance, if you want to put a title in your text (basically an ), type "#" in front of your text. It's pretty simple.